Plant Kingdom
What type of nutrition is performed by plants?
Autotrophic.
What is morphology?
Morphology is the part of botany responsible for the study of structure of plants.
Plant physiology is the part of Botany responsible for the study of function of plants.
What is the definition of a spermatophyte?
Spermatophytes are plants that produce seeds.
What is the opposite of sexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction.
In which part of the plant is autotrophic nutrition performed?
In the leaves (chloroplasts).
What is the name for the coloured leaves of a flower?
Petals.
Autotrophic.
Spermatophytes are divided into two types - what are they?
Gymnosperm and Angiosperm
Cellular respiration uses what to oxidize organic compounds?
Oxygen (O2).
Give an example of a pteridophyte
Fern.
What are the two functions that are performed by the leaves of a plant?
Photosynthesis, gas exchange.
Rhizomes perform which type of reproduction?
Vegetative multiplication.
What characteristics do the flowers of gymnosperms have?
Primitive, unattractive, unisexual, usually grouped in cones
Light reactions, Dark phase.
Give an example of a Bryophytes
Moss
What is the name of the usually above ground organ that contains conductive vessels that transport sap?
The stem.
In spermatophytes where is sexual reproduction carried out?
In the flower.
Dicotyledon and Monocotiledóneas
Name four parts of a leaf...
Blade, Nerves, Edge, Petiole.
Which three criteria do we use to classify plants?
1.- Presence of conducting vessels.
2.- Presence of flowers.
3.- Presence of fruits
What are the 5 main parts of the root? (Name 3)
Main root, secondary roots, absorbent hairs, growth area, root collar.
What are the 5 stages of the process of sexual reproductiom?
Pollination -> Fertilisation -> Seed and Fruit Formation -> Seed Dispersal -> Germination of the Seed.
What are the three types of leaves found on gymnosperms?
Acicular shape, Scale-like, Linear.
What three things do angiosperms produce?
Flowers, seeds and fruits